whirl

• n. 旋转，回旋；昏乱；一连串的事；短暂的旅行
• vi. 旋转，回旋；急走；头晕眼花
• vt. 使旋转；卷走，飞快地带走

词源同wharf,旋转，码头。

whirl (v.)

c. 1300, probably from Old Norse hvirfla "to go round, spin," related to hvirfill "circle, ring, crown," and to Old English hweorfan "to turn" (see wharf). Related: Whirled; whirling. Whirlybird "helicopter" is from 1951.

whirl (n.)

early 15c., "flywheel of a spindle," from whirl (v.). The meaning "act of whirling" is recorded from late 15c.; figurative sense of "confused activity" is recorded from 1550s. Colloquial sense of "tentative attempt" is attested from 1884, American English.

1. What the heck, I thought, I'll give it a whirl.

管它呢，我想，我就试试吧。

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2. In half an hour's whirl of activity she does it all.

经过半个小时的忙碌，她全都做完了。

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3. Your life is such a social whirl.

你总是在不停地参加社交活动。

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4. Why not give acupuncture a whirl?

为什么不试试针灸？

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5. We decided to give it a whirl.

我们决定尝试一下。

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